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Sep 16, 2022 3:41 PM
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In June, we added a new design tool to breathe life into your profile's About Me. The Modern About Me allows you to easily create a sleek profile without needing to know BBCode or how to slice and dice images.

There are 10 standard, 4 holiday, and numerous anime templates to choose from.

Now, we have added an extra customization option for MAL Supporters which allows subscribing members to further adjust the:
  • Header font
  • Text and background colours
  • Background image or pattern

For non-subscribing members, we will continue to grow the availability of anime templates and offer limited-time themes.

Speaking of which, there are less than 2 weeks left to grab one of our summer sets! Check them out.
Sep 16, 2022 4:52 PM
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If it's not already there, please allow custom border text color so ppl can make it transparent (for rendered shapes, badges, tickets, and other pngs in the About Me)

Code/example:

.l-ranking-list_rectangle-item-img {
border: 1px solid transparent;}


Before, pointing to the border throwing off the render




After the color is transparent, happy ticket display with no awkward outline
Shishio-kunSep 16, 2022 4:56 PM
Sep 16, 2022 11:38 PM
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So it doesn't affect me even though I got supporter 🤣

Money invested well folks. Take notes!
Sep 17, 2022 8:36 AM
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Sep 17, 2022 8:45 AM
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Nice extra customization option for MAL Supporters (although, there really should be more).

Still no BBCode support? Please make BBCode available on the 'Modern About Me' as well so we can still link our blog entries (like an index of sorts). I'll use the 'Modern About Me' once BBCode (or even markdown) is enabled.

Also, there are so much space wasted on the 'Modern About Me'. Allow users to resize images and fonts or have an option to display bigger pictures.
Sep 17, 2022 9:34 AM
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I hope you improve mal's mobile app, too.
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Sep 17, 2022 11:28 AM
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IridescentJaune said:
Still no BBCode support? Please make BBCode available on the 'Modern About Me' as well so we can still link our blog entries (like an index of sorts). I'll use the 'Modern About Me' once BBCode (or even markdown) is enabled.


I second this, not being able to use BBCode is the only thing holding me back from using the modern designs.
Sep 19, 2022 3:01 AM
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Cool I like it
Sep 27, 2022 7:19 PM
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Does it matter
Jun 2, 2023 10:30 PM

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Starslayer_ said:
IridescentJaune said:
Still no BBCode support? Please make BBCode available on the 'Modern About Me' as well so we can still link our blog entries (like an index of sorts). I'll use the 'Modern About Me' once BBCode (or even markdown) is enabled.


I second this, not being able to use BBCode is the only thing holding me back from using the modern designs.


And it's still the case. I really hope they'd add BBCode on the 'Modern About Me' soon...
Nov 8, 2023 1:33 PM
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Reply to Starslayer_
IridescentJaune said:
Still no BBCode support? Please make BBCode available on the 'Modern About Me' as well so we can still link our blog entries (like an index of sorts). I'll use the 'Modern About Me' once BBCode (or even markdown) is enabled.


I second this, not being able to use BBCode is the only thing holding me back from using the modern designs.
@Starslayer_ Thirding this, still no BBCode :/ I like the recent list but I don't want to completely revamp my About Me...
Nov 8, 2023 2:05 PM

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@Starslayer_ Thirding this, still no BBCode :/ I like the recent list but I don't want to completely revamp my About Me...
@Eternichi Yeah. I'm currently using the 'Modern About Me Style', though. But I also can't even revamp it without losing my current design. I mean I want to try other themes with another anime franchise but I'd want to save my current design as an option so when I change my mind I can just revert to my old design easily and not have to build everything from scratch again. I'll be reverting back to the 'Classic About Me Style' after the Halloween month, I guess. The 'Modern About Me Style' is so limited (even with the MAL Supporter!). There's no option to label the links on the images. Plus, there are too much unutilized space that the design just cuts off depending on the settings enabled (ranking, description fields, etc.).

Oh, and I didn't get any response in a related thread...
https://myanimelist.net/forum/?goto=post&topicid=2121172&id=69979533
https://myanimelist.net/forum/?goto=post&topicid=2121172&id=69987820
Nov 8, 2023 6:55 PM

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Well new update, i hope you improve mobile app aswell.

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Nov 9, 2023 9:44 PM
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the modern About Me looks so generic and boring, even for a mal supporter there's not much customization. I'd love to be able to drop and swap widgets at least in there. Think of something like carrd-- It's all in a WYSIWYG editor, but it also allows for more detailed editing like gutters, border, spacing, etc etc. Pictures, text, and other types of media can be places in any size or shape, in any order.

of course, you'd block off html and such for safety purposes. however, I think that it could be a lot better than it is. Especially if these 'extra features' are to be a drawcard for supporters.

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